Fence post construction



June 6, 1933. c. s. BROWN 1,912,689 O FENCE POST CONSTRUCTION Filed June9. 1931 imw I N TOR.

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PATENT OFFICE N CHARLES s. BnowN, or sYRAcUsE, NEW Yom:

Tienen rosT coNsTRUcTIoN Application filed June 9, 1931. Serial No.543,154.

This invention has for its `object a metal fence post which isparticularly simple and economical to manufacture, and also a parfticularly simple, economical `and efficient means for readily attachingthe wires of the fence to the post. 1

Theinvention consists in the novel features and in the combinations andconstructions hereinafter set forth and claimed.

` In describing this invention,` reference is had to the accompanyingdrawing in which like characters designate corresponding parts in` allthe views. y, y

Figure 1 is a fragmentary elevation of a post embodying my invention,the contiguous portions ofthe wires of the fence being shown.

Figure 2 is a sectional view on line 2 2, Figure 1. i i

Figure 3 is a fragmentary elevation of one form of wire tying member. i

f Figure4 is anl end view of parts seen in Figure 3. y 1 Y Figure 5 is afragmentary elevation of a sli htl modified form of wire` t in memg y yg ber. i

Figure 6 isanedge View of the wire tying member shown in Figure.

This fence post comprises generally, an upright metal portion having alengthwise slot opening through opposite sides and one end thereof, anda member for tying the wires to the post slid'able into the slot andincluding a strip having portions extending on opposite sides of thewall of the post adjacentl the slot, one of said portions being formedinterlocked with the post, and the other of said portions having wirepassages for receiving and binding the wires to the post.

1 designates the post, which is preferably hollow and tubular, it beinghere shown as circular in cross section, the post being split lengthwiseto provide a lengthwise slot 2. One end of the post is spread laterallyinto a position where it is located in a plane tangent to the circularportion of the post diametrically opposite the slot 2 thereby providinga base or blade 3 for entering the ground.

4 designates a wire tying member consist- 59 ing of a strip movableendwise into the slot 2, the strip being formed with tongues 5 on oneside of its median portion. 6, that is,.the portion in the slot of thepost, which tongues are deflected in opposite directions to interloclrwith the post to prevent withdrawal of the tying member laterally out ofthe slot. In Figure 2, the tongues 5 are shownas so delected and aslocated on the interior of the post. The tying member strip is alsoprovided with tongues 7 on the exterior of the post, these tongues beingseparated by slots 8 which have enlargements 9 at the inner ends of theslots forming wire receiving passages. T'he slots 8 are of less widththan the diameter of the wire and hence, by deiiecting adjacent tongues7 in opposite directions, as shown in the upper part of Figures 1 and 2,or deflecting adjacent tongues 7 out of alinement, the wire can bepassed into the enlargements 9 by a lateral movement thereof, asdistinguished from a threading or endwise movement, by inclining thewire out of the horizontal, as indicated in dotted lines at A, Figure 1.i

After the wire has been inserted, the tongues may be again deflected`back into the plane of the strip, or the intermediate portion thereofwhich is'located in the slot 2, as shown at 7a, `Figure 1. The tongues 5and 7 are provided by slotting the strip trans versely from oppositeedges thereof, the slot-s terminating short of the intermediate por tionof the strip, that is, the portion located in the slot 2 of the post.

In the `form of the tying strip shown in Figures 3 and 4, the slots 8,which form the tongue 7, are out of transverse alinement, or staggeredwith respect to the slots 10 which separate the tongues 5, and thestripsare furnished with the tongues 5 and 7 deflected into the position shownin Figures 2 and 4. After the wire has been applied, the tongues 7 maybe, as before stated, deflected back into alinement with each other, orinto the plane of the intermediate portion of the strip.

In the form of the strip shown in Figures 5 `and 6, the strip is slottedat 11 and 12 forming tongues 13 and 14, corresponding to the tongues 5and 7, but the slots 11 and 12 are in alinement. The strip shown inFigures 5 and 6 is furnished flat in rolls and the buyer can deflect thetongues 13 to interlock with the post and the tongues 14 to re ceive thewire after cutting off the desired length of the strip and beforeplacing the strip in the post to receive the wires and for the purposeof facilitating the cutting on", the slots 11 and 12 are located inalinement leaving only a narrow portion to be cut.

In the form of the strip shown in Figures 3 and 4, the strip isfurnished in any desired lengths with the tongues 5 and v7 deflected sothat the strips are ready to be assembled in the post.

It is preferable to arrange the transverse slots out of alinement, asshown in Figure 3, in order to weaken the strip as little as possible bythe formation of the transverse slots, or in order to leave as muchstock as possible intervening between the slots 8 and 10.

This post is particularly economical and strong in construction, andowing to the wire tying strip, the wires can be readily tied to thepost, and the tongues will hold the wires from slipping, particularly asthe wire passages or enlargements 9 are small compared with the diameterof the wire, and the edges of the wall around the slot bind onto or diginto the wire, either when the tongues 7 are left deflected, as shown inFigure 2, and the upper part of Figure l, or are straightened back intoalinement with each other or into the plane of the strip, as shown at 7,Figure 1.

What l claim is:

1. A fence post comprising a tubular upright metal wall having alengthwise slot, and a member for tying wires to the post comprising astrip insertable in the slot and extending lengthwise thereof` andvprovided with means for interlocking with the inner side of the postadjacent the slot, the strip extending beyond the front face of the postadjacent the slot and provided with transverse slots extending inwardlyfrom its outer edge and terminating short of the portion of the strip inthe slot, said slots providing tongues, the slots having enlargedportions at their inner ends serving as wire receiving passages, wherebya wire is movable lengthwise into the enlarged portion when two adjacenttongues are deflected out of alinement.

2. A fence post comprising a tubular upright metal wall having alengthwise slot, and a member for tying wires to the post comprising astrip formed with transverse slots extending inwardly from t-he oppositeedges thereof, the slots terminating short of the portion of the stripin the slot thereby providing tongues, the tongues along one side of thestrip being deflectable out of the plane of the strip forming means forinterlocking with the inner side of the post adjacent the lengthwiseslot therein, and the slots ony the outer side of the strip beingprovided with enlargements at their inner ends constituting wirepassages.

3. A fence post comprising a tubular upright metal wall having alengthwise slot, a member for tying wires to the post comprising a stripformed with transverse slots extending inwardly from the opposite edgesthereof, the slots terminating short of the portion of the strip in theslot of the post adjacent the slot in the post thereby providingtongues, the tongues along one side of the strip being deilectable outof the plane of the strip forming means for interlocking with the innerside of said wall, and the slots on the outerside of the strip beingprovided with enlargements at their inner ends constituting wirepassages, the tongues on the outer side being deiiectable out ofalinement to permit the wires to be placed in the enlargements.

Zl. A fence post comprising a tubular upright, split longitudinallyforming a lengthwise slot, a wire binding strip insertable in the slotthrough the upper end thereof and having tongues located on the innerside of the post and deflectable out of the plane of the strip forinterlocking with the post, and tongues extending on the outside of thepost and provided with wire passages between the bases of said tonguesand with slots leading from the enlargements through the outer edge ofsaid portion, the latter tongues being defiectable out of the plane ofthe strip for permitting the wires to be passed sidewise into saidpassages.

5. A fence post comprising upright metal body includingY a wall having alengthwise slot opening through its opposite sides and a wire tyingmember comprising a strip insertable in the slot and extendinglengthwise thereof and provided with means for interlocking with therear side of said wall, the strip extending beyond the front face ofsaid wall and being provided with transverse wire receiving slotsextending inwardly from its outer edge and terminating short of theportion of the strip in the slot ofthe post, said slots providingtongues whereby a wire is movable lengthwise into the slot when two ofthe adjacent tongues are deflected out of alinement, and the tongues aretightened on the wire when the adjacent tongues are deflected towardalined positions.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto signed my name, at Syracuse, inthe county of Onondaga, and State of New York, this 29th day of May,1931.

CHARLES S. BROWN-,

